NewsRoom Digest: Top NZ News Items for September 22, 2015

This edition of NewsRoom_Digest features 8 resourceful links of the day and the politics pulse from Tuesday 22nd September.

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Top stories in the current news cycle include the Prime Minister, John Key rejecting a bid from a Kiribati man seeking refuge in New Zealand despite the Labour Party hosting a petition to stop the deportation, opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be having their day in court next week as they fight to have details of New Zealand’s negotiating position made public and latest figures showing New Zealanders represent the third largest group of people being held in Australian detention centres.

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POLITICS PULSE

Media releases issued from Parliament by political parties today included:

Government: LINZ data driving business success; Rules Reduction Taskforce report released; ACC reaches milestone as residual levies removed; Most older New Zealanders have good support; Better air links between NZ and French Polynesia; Major artworks for Ōtākaro Art by the River; Patients to benefit from Ambulance Service initiative

BRIGHTER MONEY: The Reserve Bank today announced the first release of new $5 and $10 notes will take place on Monday 12 October. From that day, new notes will start to be released from banks and retailers. Find out about the features of the new banknotes by taking the $5 and $10 for a spin at http://www.brightermoney.co.nz

FERNMARK LICENCE PROGRAMME: New Zealand Story, a government initiative to develop and grow New Zealand’s international marketing brand, announced today the launch of the new FernMark Programme for New Zealand exporters. To apply for a licence to carry the FernMark visit http://www.fernmark.nzstory.govt.nz

GENDER REPORT: The report “BOYS GIRLS OTHER – Making Sense of the Confusing New World of Gender Identity” draws from decades of mainstream academic and international research, and seeks to bring clarity to this topic and practical advice for schools, parents and community leaders, for the wellbeing of children. The report is available at: http://bobmccoskrie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Boys-Girls-Other-FULL-REPORT.pd

LINZ DATA: Online data provided free of charge by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is proving critical to the success of businesses across New Zealand. Read more at: https://www.data.linz.govt.nz/

“WALK FOR THE CAUSE”: Thousands of Kiwis are expected to walk in support of the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation, with funds raised helping support women with breast cancer, and enabling public education around the importance of mammograms for early detection. Walkers can register for the events at http://www.pinkstarwalk.co.nz

And that’s our sampling of “news you can use” for Tuesday 22nd September.

Selwyn Manning, BCS (Hons.) MCS (Hons.) is an investigative political journalist with 23 years media experience. He specializes in reportage and analysis of socioeconomics, politics, foreign affairs, and security/intelligence issues.
Selwyn has extensive experience as a commentator and has provided live political analysis to a wide range of television and radio organizations broadcasting in New Zealand, Australia and globally including the BBC (Five Live, London) and BBC (World Service). He is currently a correspondent to Australia's FiveAA radio, and is a regular live-on-air panelist on Radio New Zealand's The Panel with broadcaster Jim Mora.